April is National Poetry Month in Canada and the US. I enjoy poetry, and although writing it is not my forte I've decided to challenge myself to write a poem a day for the month of April. I will try my hand at different poetry styles, but be warned - the poet in me tends toward the ridiculous. The theme for Canada's NPM is Climate Change, so I might throw a few poems in about that.
If anyone else wants to join in the challenge, tell me about it here. I'd love to follow along.
Today's poem:
I count syllables and letters
put them in their proper place
For a moment I think
I am in charge
But the lines laugh at me
in iambic pentameter
I beg not to be left at their mercy
Come
What is it they say?
Poetry loves company
I'm not much of a poetry person, so I will pass on the challenge. However, you write and travel along, I certainly will follow as I know you will do little wrong.
ReplyDelete[Alan sighs, shakes head and goes to kitchen to retrieve first coffee of day...slinking back to the world of short stories]
Lovely paen to poetry.
ReplyDeleteAnd so happy to see you playing in poems all mnth along! I will join you, I spend every April alliterating and assonancing, things simply verboten in prose ;^)
I follow Robert Lee Brewer's prompts this month (most of the time). Look for a post from me later in the day.
Peace, Linda
I dunno, Laurita, it's hard enough remembering to brush my teeth every day for a month. Good luck with this, though... I'm sure you'll be wonderful!
ReplyDelete(Ya got lots of yer dad in ya, methinks)
(HA! The word verification is pingu! Love that penguin!)
Alan, when it comes to writing, I'm really not much of a poetry person either. I love to read it, but I'm not very good at writing it. I'm hoping the challenge will help with my short fiction.
ReplyDeleteLinda, I will definitely be watching for your post. I won't try to keep up with you though. You'll have to bear with my amateur attempts. :)
Thanks, Cathy. It's going to be an interesting month I think. I rememer Pingu. Funny!
I think I'll go for it. Not sure where each one will be so you may have to look around ;)
ReplyDeletePoetry...misery. Perhaps they are the same. (You can probably guess I'm not a poet.)
ReplyDeleteHope you have a fun month!
Helen
Straight From Hel
I love how your poem describes how writing always lumbers toward chaos and entropy.
ReplyDeleteEntropy. Now there's a great word. My poetry always goes that way. :)
ReplyDeleteAnd is it just me, or does the word poetry look like it's spelled incorrectly?
Love your challenge - still trying to decide if it is something I have time for - my heart says yes!!! but adding more to my schedule may be too much. One a day...hmm
ReplyDeleteClowncar definitely is commended with the creative use of the word entropy - nice. lol
Wonderful, Laurita. I was reading your poetry the otherday and I was thinking there must be some kind of national poetry...something. I love your words and flow. So I'll definately be following yours this month. I see Linda is also playing along. I need to go read hers too!
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